No. 2,358 in Catalan
los
In Catalan, **"los"** is a non-standard or dialectal form of the masculine plural definite article "els," meaning **"the"**.
In a sentence
Los gossos estan jugant al parc.
The dogs are playing at the park.
Here, 'los' is used as the definite article for the plural masculine noun 'gossos'. It indicates that the noun is specific.
Vaig veure los meus amics ahir.
I saw my friends yesterday.
In this sentence, 'los' is a colloquial or dialectal form used instead of 'els' for the direct object pronoun, referring to 'meus amics'.
No puc trobar los llibres que vaig deixar aquí.
I cannot find the books that I left here.
Here, 'los' acts as an article for the noun 'llibres', which means books, showcasing its function in marking plural definite nouns.
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